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DIY LEGO Technic Coil Gun

DIY LEGO Technic Coil Gun

A coil gun is a weapon that uses electromagnets to accelerate a metal projectile through its barrel. It’s possible to build your own, but the high voltage electricity involved can be dangerous. Using the utmost caution, Jamie’s LEGO built a slightly less deadly coil gun using Technic parts, a bunch of 9-volt batteries, and some 100-volt capacitors.

Longest LEGO Chain-Drive Machine

Longest LEGO Chain-Drive Machine

A while back, we checked out a complicated machine that used LEGO Technic parts to pull a chain around a bunch of gears. That one was built by Brick Technology. The Brick Machines took the idea and expanded on it with a ridiculously complicated machine driven by a continuous chain built from 1,184 LEGO chain links.

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10 LEGO Elevator Designs

10 LEGO Elevator Designs

After testing various LEGO door mechanisms, the Brick Experiment Channel is back with another series of engineering tests using LEGO and Technic parts. While most of their brick-built elevator and lift designs are motorized, one of them runs on pneumatic power. That scissor lift and rotating lift inspired by Scotland’s Falkirk Wheel are really neat.

Mid-Scale LEGO Millennium Falcon

Mid-Scale LEGO Millennium Falcon

LEGO has made lots of Millennium Falcon sets, from the tiny 92-piece microfighter to the massive 7541-piece version. But this 921-piece mid-size Millennium Falcon (#75375) is the perfect weekend build and doesn’t need a big display space. The spaceship measures 9.5″ L x 7.5″ W x 5″ H, and includes a stand and LEGO Star Wars 25th anniversary plaque.

LEGO The Art of the Minifigure

LEGO The Art of the Minifigure
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Author Brian Barrett looks back at the history of the LEGO Minifigure and how it has evolved from a simple yellow figure into a pop culture icon. The 144-page hardcover book examines the evolution of the Minifig, along with interviews, essays, photos, infographics, and archival visuals celebrating these beloved plastic people.

LEGO Acoustic Guitar

LEGO Acoustic Guitar

A while back, we saw a bass guitar made from LEGO bricks. Musician BERNTH built a LEGO acoustic guitar. Other than the neck, strings, and bridge, his guitar is pure LEGO goodness. Rather than focusing on the build process, his video showcases his new song, Memories. We’re impressed he was able to such a rich sound from its plastic body.

Making a Giant Chocolate LEGO Minifig

Making a Giant Chocolate LEGO Minifig

We recently checked out a supersized LEGO minifig that a maker created with a 3D printer. Not to be outdone, pastry artist Amaury Guichon has gone even bigger – only his giant minifig is made out of chocolate, making it substantially more edible. Amaury’s 4-foot-tall mini-chef showpiece sits alongside a huge chocolate LEGO brick.

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LEGO Factory Tour

LEGO Factory Tour

Robert Zhang and Chris Lee won LEGO Masters season four. As part of their prize, they got a behind-the-scenes tour of LEGO’s highly automated factory in Billund, Denmark, and Chris shared some exclusive footage of the visit on his YouTube channel, including some unique Ninjago parts being produced. They also got to check out the amazing LEGO Idea House.

LEGO Golden Dragon Sculpture

LEGO Golden Dragon Sculpture

Donny Chen, aka SleepyCow, is a master at making seemingly impossible LEGO creations. We’ve been wowed by his LEGO bicycle and LEGO Ideas grand piano. Donny’s latest creation is a mind-blowing golden dragon covered with 1300 scales and assembled from more than 6500 pieces. LEGO fan Ben Cossy takes a look at this artful dragon and explains how it was built.

3D Printing a Giant LEGO Minifig

3D Printing a Giant LEGO Minifig

If there’s one thing we know about LEGO minifigures, it’s that they’re mini. It’s right there in the name. Maker Fabien Pohl wanted a bigger minifig, so he supersized the little dude using his Creality K1 Max 3D printer. After printing and sanding all the parts, he spray-painted them to a shiny gloss finish. He also made a dapper banana outfit for his minifig.

LEGO DC-10 Jumbo Jet Model

LEGO DC-10 Jumbo Jet Model

LEGO sells some cool airplane models, but none of them are nearly as impressive as this jumbo jet built by BigPlanes. The 20,000-piece replica of an American Airlines Douglas DC-10 Luxury Liner measures five feet long. It has motorized engines and landing gear, adjustable flaps, and a minifigure-scale cabin. Want to see how he built it? Watch the time-lapse video.

How to Stop a LEGO Train

How to Stop a LEGO Train

Gnuk Animations has an obsession with LEGO trains, and likes to see what it will take to stop one from rolling down the tracks. On their TikTok channel, you’ll find videos of a LEGO train taking on spaghetti, Q-tips, Pokémon cards, paper straws, tin foil, and more.

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Amphibious LEGO Tank

Amphibious LEGO Tank

What’s better than a LEGO tank? A LEGO tank that can drive into the water, of course. Brick & Gear shows off the latest version of his Behemoth, a remote-controlled Technic vehicle powered by four motors – two for the tracks and two for water propulsion. After some bathtub testing, he drove it into a lake to see what it could do.

LEGO Ideas Polaroid OneStep SX-70 Camera

LEGO Ideas Polaroid OneStep SX-70 Camera
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This LEGO version of the iconic Polaroid OneStep SX-70 camera is based on a fan-submitted design. The 516-piece kit creates a near-perfect replica of the instant camera, and has a point-and shoot mechanism that ejects illustrated plastic “photographs.” The vibrant Time-Zero Supercolor film box provides storage for the three included photos.

LEGO Minifig Ceramic Mugs

LEGO Minifig Ceramic Mugs
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This large 18 oz. ceramic mug is a great gift for LEGO fans. Sip your coffee, tea, or hot cocoa from the oversize yellow head of a classic LEGO Minifigure while imagining how big the rest of its body must have been. It comes in four designs: Happy Boy, Winking Girl, Silly Face, and Slightly Less Happy Boy. Collect them all!

200-Wheel LEGO Car

200-Wheel LEGO Car

After building a crazy LEGO car with 100 wheels, the Brick Experiment Channel doubled down on the vehicular madness. Their latest build has twice as many wheels, and a simplified design which allows it to drive more smoothly and make tighter turns than the original. Measuring 21 feet long, it could easily drive into itself like players in the Snake game.

LEGO Sand Drawing Machine

LEGO Sand Drawing Machine

We’ve seen machines that can draw patterns in sand, but this is the first time we’ve spotted one that was built using LEGO Technic components.  Brick Machines created this sand art machine with a magnetic assembly that moves along a set of custom aluminum rails using corkscrew gears driven by a Mindstorms controller and tech from PyBricks,

LEGO Technic Vehicle Suspension Designs

LEGO Technic Vehicle Suspension Designs

We’ve seen a machine designed to test the suspension on LEGO cars. Here’s a series of nine LEGO Technic vehicles, each rolling on a unique suspension setup. Dr. Engine built and tested each of the rides to see which design had the best shock absorption, load handling, and rock crawling abilities.

Velcro Glow Patch

Velcro Glow Patch
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GlowDaddy’s Velcro glow-in-the-dark cards can be used alone or attached to the hook-and-loop panels found on tactical bags. Each is precision cut from HyperGlow luminescent material, which can glow brightly for hours after exposure to direct sunlight or a UV light source. The card measures 3.37″ L x 2.1″ W x 0.12″ thick.

LEGO Creator Retro Camera

LEGO Creator Retro Camera
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This awesome new LEGO Creator series kit is just under 20 bucks and makes a great gift for photographers. The 261-piece set offers three building options: a 35 mm camera with film cartridges, a camcorder, or a mini television. The only thing wrong with it is that it won’t ship until right after Christmas.

M’Brick LEGO Illusion Portraits

M’Brick LEGO Illusion Portraits

Artist M’Brick makes portraits from LEGO bricks. But rather than keeping things simple with 1×1 pixels, he uses a seemingly random assortment of parts to create depth and textures. The originals are hard to come by, but limited-edition prints are for sale at M’Brick’s Art Shop. His Frida Kahlo and Bruce Springsteen portraits are extraordinary.

Racing Life-Size LEGO Go-Karts

Racing Life-Size LEGO Go-Karts

When we were kids, we loved making little LEGO cars. Thanks to Travis Pastrana and the gang from Nitro Circus, we now have life-size LEGO race cars. As part of their Life Size Toys series, they assembled giant LEGO bricks atop go-karts and raced them around an indoor track until bricks started to fall off. At least they’re easy to snap back together.

LEGO 1×1 Gear Train

LEGO 1×1 Gear Train

Today’s most satisfying video comes in the form of this clip from the Brick Experiment Channel. Their goal? Create the longest possible chain of 1×1 LEGO Technic gears while retaining the same gear ratio from start to finish. We’re impressed that a single motor can drive that many gears.

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